Brassiere



A. HIRSCH March 9, 1937.

BRASSIBRE Original Filed Jan. 6, 1934 INVENTOR vBY 5 AT ORNEY Patented Mar. 9, 1937- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Application 4 Claims.

, This invention relates to brassieres. An object of this invention is to provide a highly improved brassiere having two. cup portions 'for receiving the breasts, andbeing so constructed that the breasts are lifted without pressing down or flattening the top of the breasts.

Another object of this invention is to provide a highly improved and economical method of making a brassiere of the character described.

A further object of this invention is to provide a neat brassiere of the character described, which shall comprise-comparatively few and simple parts, be economical of manufacture, comfortable to wear, and nevertheless practical and efficient to a high degree. I

Other objects of. this invention willin part be obvious and in part hereinafter pointed out. The invention accordingly consists inthe features of construction, combinations of elements, and arrangement of parts which will .be exemplified in the construction hereinafter described, and of which the scope of application will be indicated in the following claims.

Inthe accompanying drawing, in which is shown one of the various possible illustrative embodiments of this invention, Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a brassiere embodying the invention, shown in position for use, with parts torn away to show other parts;

Fig. 2 is an elevationai, cross-sectional view taken along the mid-section of the brassiere;

Figs. 3 and 4 are top plan views of the blanks for the upper and lower portions of the cup respectively; and Fig. 5 is a front view of one of the cup portions of the brassiere.

Referring now in detail to the drawing, l0 designates a brassiere embodying the invention, here seen to comprise two similar, symmetrically dis- 40 posed cup-shaped portions I I stitched together in the manner hereinafter appearing. Each cupshaped portion Ill comprises an upper section l3 and a lower section I I. The upper sections l3 vmay each be,formed with a piece or blank of i5 cloth shown in Fig. 3, and each lower section It may comprise a piece or blank of cloth shown in Fig. 4 of the drawing. The piece of cloth l3 has a lower edge marked ABC, on Fig. 3 of the drawing,the edge portions AB and CB being substanio tially straight, and said edge portions being inclined downwardly and inwardly, forminga'point at B. The upper edgev of the section I 4 is indicated on Fig.4 by the letters DEF, the edge portions DE' and FE being inclined upwardly and i5 inwardly and forming a rounded apex at E.

January 6, 1934, Serial No. 705,478

Renewed Juhe 4, 1936 In making the cup-shaped portion II on the left of the drawing, (looking at Fig. l) the edge ABC is stitched to the edge DEF. However, the edge ABC is preferably longer than the edge DEF to give extra material ,in the lower edge of 5 the top section for producing a roundness which prevents the top section from pressing down on the breast. Preferably the edge portion CB is larger than edge portion FE and edge portion AB is larger than edge portion DE. The top 10 section is thus cupped to receive the lifted breast. In sewing the top section to the bottom section, the stitching should allow for agradual absorption of the difference in length to minimize the visibility of thepuckering. Further, the point B should meet the point E. The cup-shaped portion II on the right of the brassire, looking at Fig. 1, is also made of two pieces of cloth shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the same'being inverted from left to right, however, wherebythe cup-shapedportions are similar and symmetrically disposed to one another.

Furthermore, the top sections I3 are preferably made of a relatively light, soft, loosely woven material, such as lace or net, whereas the bottom sections-l4 are made of a stronger or heavier and more tightly woven material such as satin or broadcloth, having less elasticity. The advantage of this construction is that the lower sections lift the breasts but because the top sections are made of a softer material, the breasts are not pressed down against the bottom sections and there is therefore no tendency to flatten the breasts. If the top sections were also made of heavy material there would be more likelihood of an equal upward and downward pressure on opposite sides of the breasts, tending to flatten the same. With -my improved construction, the bottom sections uplift the breasts and the top sections tendto keep them round and assume the natural shape of the top of the breasts.

The straight of the material of the sections l3 and I4 may be substantially on horizonal lines, looking at Figs. 3 and 4. The straight of the material, therefore, substantially runs from the point C -to somewhat above the point A on the sections I 3-; and from the'poin't F substantially to the point D on the sections it. With this construc- 'tion the straight of the material of the lower sections M from the outer points D and F is substantially mid-way below the breasts to permit said lower sections to properly uplift the breasts. The edges DE and FE are, however, cut on the bias to permit some stretching orv give at the seam between the sections 13 and I4. likewise the edges AB and CB of the upper sections l3 are cut on the bias to permit a give or provide for stretching, at said seam, for rounding oil the cup portions I I to accommodate and comfortably fit the breasts. The upper sections thus partly conform to the breasts.

By making each cup portion ll of two separate sections, the bias and the straight of each section can be located in the proper place. If the two upper sectionsf for example, were made of one piece, the straight of the material could not be located properly. The same is true of the lower sections. The upper sections l3 are preferably cut full to cover the entire breasts and prevent bulging of the breast above the upper edges of the brasslere. v

The section I3 is provided with an inner edge designated AG inclined upwardly and outwardly. The edges AG of the two sections l3 are stitched together in a seam l5. 'Due to the inclination of the edges AG, therefore, the seam I5 is inclined' upwardly andv inwardly toward the body.

The lower sections id have inner edges DH inclined downwardly and outwardly. The edges DH of the two sections M are stitched together in seam I 6, and said seam inclines downwardly and inwardly toward the body, thus further" fashioning the cup-shaped portions.

A band I! is stitched to the bottom edges HI of the lower sections l4 and is adapted to lie "flat against the chest below the breasts and prevent slipping downwardly of the breasts.

outwardly tapering sections i8 may be stitchedto the outer edges IF, CJ of the sections I3 and M to form seams Is. An elastic strip or band 20 may be stitched to the outer end of one of the sections l8 and provided with hooks or any other suitable fasteners. 2| for attachment to eyelets at the outer end of the other section I8.

Shoulder straps 23 may be attached to the upper ends of the sections I3 and to the ends of the sections l8, respectively.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a each cup-shaped portion for receiving the breast and comprising an upper section and a lower section, the upper section being madeof a piece of cloth having a lower edge formed of two inwardly and downwardly diverging portions and the lower section being formed of a piece ofcloth having an upper edge having two upwardly and inwardly diverging portions, the lower edge of the upper section being stitched to the upperv edge of the lower section, and'said lower edge of the piece which forms the upper section having a--greater linear length than the upper edge of the piece which forms the lower section.

2. In a brassire, two cup-shaped portions, each cup-shaped portion for receiving the breast and comprising an upper section and a lower section, the upper section being made of a piece of. cloth having a lower edge formed of two' inwardly and downwardly diverging portions and the lower section being formed of a piece of cloth having an edge having two upwardly andinwardly diverging portions, the lower edge of the upper section being stitched to the upper edge of the lower section, the lower edge of the piece which forms the upper section having a greater linear length than the upper edge of the piece which forms the lower section, the diverging portions of the lower edge of the upper section and the diverging portions of the upper edge of the lower section being cut on a bias. 3. A brassiere comprising two cup-shaped portions, each cup-shaped portion comprising an upper section and a lower section, the lower edge of each upper section being stitched to the upper edge ofeach lower section, and the inner edges of said upper sections being stitched together, and the inner edges of said lower sections being stitched together, the entire lower edge of each upper section and the entire upper edge of each lower section being cuton the bias, said upper sections being made of arelatively extensible.

cloth, and said lower sections being made of relatively inextensible cloth, said upper sections being formed of pieces of cloth having the inner edges thereof inclinedupwardly and outwardly, and said lower sections being formed of pieces of cloth having the inner edges thereof inclined downwardly and outwardly.

4. A brassiere comprising two cup-shaped por-.

tions, each cup-shaped portion comprising an upper section and a lower section, the lower edge of each upper section being stitched to the upper edge of each lower section, and the inner edges of said upper sections being stitched together, and the inner edges of said lower sections being stitched together, the entire lower edge of each upper section and the entire upper edge of' each lower section being'cut on the bias, said upper sections being made of a relatively extensible cloth, and said lower sections being made of relatively inextensiblecloth, said upper sections being formed of pieces of cloth having the inner edges thereof inclined upwardly and outwardly, and saidlowersections being formed of pieces of cloth having the inner edges thereof inclined downwardly and outwardly, and the lower edge 1 of each upper section being of greater length than the upper edge of each lower section.

ADRIENNE HIRSCH. 

